Yes it's certainly a 'bit' contrived.... and I am sure they had to bring some 'external expertise' in to sort out that 'beep beep beep' for sure !
Times to complete the 'rock course' were Merc/"Toyota"/ "P38" = 21/17/12 seconds respectively
I did wonder what would happen to a 'stock' P38 on that course though !
Was on YouTube briefly (but quickly removed); If you don't have adblocker (but UK):
https://www.televisioncatchup.co.uk/scrapyard-supercar/mercedes-x-class-s1e6-303202
On "Dave" right now,- repeated at 7 on "Dave+1"
Building something to compete with a Merc X-Class " Monster Truck/Rockcrawler"
Painful to watch... a (decent) P38 has been butchered to hell and the diffs. welded up, coils fitted etc... !!
The other team have a Toyota Land Cruiser-based 'vehicle'
Yes, it's al comiing back to me now Richard; And i just tried to find where i posted up my delay relay mod. info/diagram on rrs,net (and failed) !
I did find this, and noted It was all very civil back then ! : https://www.rangerovers.net/threads/info-eas-troubleshooting-tips.4468/
Does Storey Wilson still post on there ?
Sorry Hugh, went off on a tangent there; Storey Wilson is our EAS hero....!.You'll see why for yourself with his software.....
Ah yes Richard.... I remember now: it was to STOP the compresssor operating (and thus the 'dance') !!
If this relay does not operate Hugh, neither does the compressor, and you get all the 4 leds up and the 35mph Max message.......
( ...and I know this because I have 'nobbled' the relay (internally, and also added a switch to turn the 12v it supplies on/off) to stop
the famous 'overnight EAS dance'... Note: The 'lifting' does not happen though, the EAS stays where it was when the 12V stopped..... )
Don't have the ETM in front of me right now but I seem to recall that you can use one of the yellow relays instead 'tempoarily' (?)
Anyone else remember/try this ?
Hugh, not sure if you have also checked this but Is the relay under the passenger seat operating OK ?
Yes Richard, but once unzipped the last .pdf file in the list does have those useful (Brabyn-type) 'Main Page' Repair Details within...!
Thanks dave3d and WaltNYC !
Thanks dave3d / tanis8472..... it's good to see those pages still exist !
IIRC some of the external links from that Home page were 'dead' anyway (?)
Where ? From reading the relevant thread/s and noting the fact that Toad does not seem to be banning folks now on his own personal whims ?
https://www.rangerovers.net/threads/searching.338032/ (Pretty provocative and open and yet you were not banned !......)
Toad used to ban folks because he claimed 'he had complaints' and, as for the 'site owners' issuing Lifetime Bans, I seriously doubt that too !...
Plus that's the same Site Owners who ignored all (and many) complaints about Toad, and the same site owners who did not actually bother to consult anyone on the recent rrs/net changes either (including LLT it seems)
I would absolutely agree you have been a major contributor of course, but the validity/knowledge etc of anyone's posts was never Toad's main criteria either....(and I was banned three times.. !)
Well I would very much doubt that RRTH would actually register under his 'own name'.....far too many enymies....
It's not my decision but I would be happy to see him join this site, as long as I could take him out straight out into the Pub Carpark for a 'chat'.. !!
EDIT: Just visted 'the other site' and seen the comments: It seems Toad's 'banning rights' were revoked then; Nice to see he is now just a Super Tampon....err Mod, and it should have happened years ago.... but should he been given some credit for this site, as it really would not exist without him ?!
Hmmm.. I like that rr.net "Tips and Pointers" list......... especially the Profanity and Avatars parts....
"....'Oh lorde'.... ".... anyone remember Toad's 'Comic Nazi' avatar ?"
Clearly that list of RULES is straight from Toad too.... as it has his unmistakable stink of hypocrisy !
Can't really see him ever posting on here though, except to admit he has been a complete and utter &%^* to numerous real P38 enthusiasts !?
OK but that's not just wasteful and disrespectful but downright diaboloical.....
Do we know yet if they just (irresponsibly) wiped it all from their servers then ?
(ie. Is it still there somewhere but not being 'presented' ?)
What legacy stuff has actually been eradicated ? Can we list it/them ?
Can't find all those handy John Brabyn Technical pages for a start .....
Yes, maybe there are no 'thumbs up' and 'smiley' etc emoticons in use as it is mainly adults using these sites Pierre3 ?
Seriously the general concept on here is akin to chatting to friends in a pub of course... Not sure how well that would work if folks just gave a 'thumbs up/down' or grinned/frowned !!
RR.net once had a much friendlier atmosphere too of course..... although their latest layout just makes me laugh... !
Ouch.... just took a look... (whilst wearing shades, just in case...)
Not quite sure just how this means they have now become a 'Community'... Is it because all my neighbours can read it all from 30 feet away ?
I may be mistaken but their 'Admin' seems to have Toad's 'measure' too (?)
Can't wait for the 3-D Surround-Sound Version either.....
Hmmm, Ok Lgpc, I had better move then ! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/facial-recognition-ban-san-francisco.html
If Toad really is delaying/blocking good advice by you guys to other users, isn't it high time to report him (again) ?
https://www.verticalscope.com/aboutus/tos.php?site=rangerovers.net
PS: I have reams of stuff that has been posted over the years about him too......
Just realised this has been read >8K times (?)
Pertinent/Related developments re pseudo-anonymised data
"With the first large fines for breaching EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations upon us, and the UK government about to review GDPR guidelines, researchers have shown how even anonymised datasets can be traced back to individuals using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence.
The researchers say their paper, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that allowing data to be used - to train AI algorithms, for example - while preserving people’s privacy, requires much more than simply adding noise, sampling datasets, and other de-identification techniques.
They have also published a demonstration tool that allows people to understand just how likely they are to be traced, even if the dataset they are in is anonymised and just a small fraction of it shared.
The researchers say their findings should be a wake-up call for policymakers on tightening the rules for what constitutes truly anonymous data."
Simple enough: Toad ....
He knows who you are (from monitoring this site) and this is just his usual infantile way to 'punish' you (and the hell with your useful advice to others on rrs.net ?) !....
Well I was joking about a 'moped' Sloth (but they do use them in TOY sit-in cars) !
https://www.thebatteryshop.co.uk/lslc42-12-12v-42ah-cyclic-and-standby-battery-5124-p.asp
("Battery Type: Standby and Cyclic battery
Design life : 3 - 5 Year design life when used in standby applications.
Commonly used in Alarm Systems, Emergency Lighting, Ride on Toys, Torches, UPS systems and other electrical systems")
When it is new and fully charged that £156 "Clarke Jump Start 4000" might be able to give a 'boost' as you say: Problem is folks generally tend to forget to recharge them, (even though you can do it via the cigarette lighter socket) then they also flatten completly and suffer as a result of that.... !
Lucas replacements are about £90 and you can get a much better/bigger battery for that to use with shortish jump leads on a P38 for example...
and it will work when the main battery is completely flat too
EDIT/CORRECTION: The Clarke 4000 has a 38Ah balttery; That 42Ah battery mentioned above is a replacement for it.....
Their video says 30Ah..... https://vimeo.com/185778226